Underplayed Gems

Secret of the Black Birds (1983)

Secret of the Black Birds poster
Original title
Тайна «Черных дроздов»
Directed by
Vadim Derbenyov
Genre
crime film, detective film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A detective investigates the poisoning of a wealthy businessman and finds that the family has dark secrets. The case involves a nursery rhyme and a handful of rye.

suspensefulintriguingmethodicalclassicpuzzle-likedeliberateoffbeat

What happens

Secret of the Blackbirds (Russian: Тайна «Чёрных дроздов») is a 1983 Soviet crime film directed by Vadim Derbenyov. The plot is based on Agatha Christie's novel A Pocket Full of Rye. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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